[JoSixChip]

We paid into it, as did our employers, for decades

As did I. That is not who they are targeting. They are targeting those who basically paid noting because thay have been on welfare most of their lives. Or they are new to the country.

[sparklite2]

I have a friend who was a self-employed barber all his life. He never paid into SS. His problem was that he had an addiction to gambling and retired, as far as I can tell, with nothing. Bad scenario.

[JBW1949]

The amount of SS you get is based on your last 10 years income, not welfare...